Attached for your information is a copy the circular which is currently being to all firms in the industry. Circular to the industry: 2013-2014 Wage Rates
Read moreIn accordance with the wage model as per the Industry Settlement Agreement (published per Government Notice R268 in Government Gazette 36338 dated 12 April 2013) as corrected by Government Notice...
Read moreSouth African metalworkers’ pension funds is investing R1 billion in renewable energy projects as a power capacity shortage threatens outages this winter. The Metal Industries Benefit Funds Administrators, manages 400...
Read moreWe have received confirmation from officials at the Department of Labour that, the Minister has signed the Agreement which has been published on Friday, 12 April 2013 and came into...
Read moreMEIBC, MIBCO and NBCRFLI General Secretaries and their respective legal teams held a meeting on 19 March 2013 at the offices of MEIBC regarding the Free Market Foundation challenge of...
Read moreThe IPF dispute between NEASA, the Bargaining Council, Trade Unions and the SEIFSA Associations relating to NEASA’s exclusion from the IPF was set down to be heard as an arbitration...
Read moreThe Collective Bargaining Levy Arbitration between MEIBC and NEASA, held on the 14th March 2013, has been postponed. Following the discussion between the legal teams, MEIBC agreed to NEASA’s request...
Read moreThe MEIBC note with great interest the Pietermaritzburg Judgement in particular the part that deals with the Minister’s Powers to extend the Bargaining Council Agreements to non parties. On 20...
Read moreRecently Collective Bargaining has been challenged for a number of reasons and therefore The MEIBC is currently inviting All Bargaining Councils to a National Bargaining Councils Meeting to address amongst...
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR NOTICE LABOUR RELATIONS ACT.1995: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS BY PARTIES AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED EXTENSION IN TERMS OF SECTION 32(5) OF THE MAIN COLLECTIVE RE-ENACTING AND...
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7 March 2013 Attention: Minister Department of Labour Dear Sir/ Madam RE: MEIBC REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE MAIN AGREEMENT We submit our reply to the submissions made by NEASA and two other parties...
Read moreWe would like to advise the Industry that this Agreement has expired as of 31 December 2012. Parties who are paying their Collective Bargaining Levy have no legal obligation to...
Read moreAs the majority representatives in the metal and engineering industry, the leadership of SEIFSA and NUMSA met on the evening of Friday 8 July 2011 under the auspices of the...
Read moreThe Council advises that the parties to the Lift Engineering Agreement have concluded a one year Settlement Agreement for the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.The increases for...
Read moreThe MEIBC is pleased to announce that, following intensive bilateral talks between representatives of NUMSA and SEIFSA, the parties have reached an in-principle agreement to end the two-week long strike…
Since the beginning of the negotiations on 4 May, the employer and trade union parties to the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council have met on a weekly basis to…
2 August 2010The Agreement has now been signed by the Minister of Labour and has been published under Government notice R.628 in Government Gazette 33385 dated 23 July 2010.The Agreement…
25 August 2010 From 1 October 2010, the Technological Fund contributions will increase from R1.21 to R1.29 per employee per month. Read more.
22 September 2010 Applications for exemption in respect of payment of leave enhancement pay must be submitted to the relevant MEIBC regional office by 1 November 2010. For further information…
1 Nov 2010 Click here to view the provisions of the leave enhancement pay as well as calculation guidelines.
30 Nov 2010The parties to the Lift Engineering Agreement have concluded a one-year settlement agreement for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011. Click here for more information.
13 Jan 2011Proposed amendments to the labour and employment laws have been published by the Department of Labour and comments are invited. Visit www.labour.gov.za to view the Labour Relations Amendment…
13 Jan 2011The metal and engineering landmark multi-year industry wage settlement agreement will expire in June 2011. The Council is currently making preparations for the facilitation of negotiations between the…